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Ctte  IXtbtlntitm  at  CftrtettanttS 

AND   OTHER   CHRISTIAN   SCIENCE   POEMS 


THE  REVELATION 
OF  CHRISTIANUS 

AND  OTHER 

Christian  &titntt  ISorins 

By 

THE  EARL  OF  DUNMORE,  C.S.B. 


CAMBRIDGE,    U.S.A.  ^  PRINTED    BY 
THE    UNIVERSITY    PRESS    &    MCMIII 


TO  THE 

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OUR    BELOVED    MOTHER   AND    REVERED    LEADER 

THESE  POEMS  ARE,  BY  SPECIAL  PERMISSION 

AFFECTIONATELY  AND  GRATEFULLY 

DEDICATED  BY  THE  AUTHOR 


[v] 


^Irrfarr 


HIS  work  is,  with  a  few  additions,  a 
reprint  from  a  former  volume  of 
Poems,  entitled  "  From  under  the 
Southern  Cross,"  which  were  writ- 
ten by  me  during  a  sojourn  of  a 
year  (1900)  on  an  island  in  the 
South  Pacific  Ocean.  Some  of 
these  Poems  have  been  already 
printed  in  the  Christian  Science 
Journal. 

DUNMORE 


London 

Easter  Day,   1901 


[vii] 


Contents? 


Pngfc 

Preface vii 

When  Angels  Whisper i 

The  Revelation  of  Christianus 3 

A  New  Song 17 

The  First  Christmas 19 

The  Dew  of  Hermon 22 

The  Lord's  Prayer 24 

The  Science  of  Christianity 30 

The  Pilgrim 32 

Divine  Love 34 

The  Sermon  on  the  Mount 36 

Watch  and  Pray 38 

Passing  Thoughts 40 

Light 42 

The  First  Easter 43 

The  False  and  the  True  Vine 47 

The  Victory  of  Love 49 

The  Good  Shepherd 50 

Peace 51 

Contrition 52 

To  the  only  True  Guide 53 

Home 54 


[ix] 


(#     M  HEl 


HERE  has  come  in  the  midst  of  human  strife 
A  doctrine  from  heaven  above. 
Which  teaches  that  God  is  the  only  life, 
And  life  is  both  truth  and  love* 


This  doctrine,  when  new  to  the  world  at  large, 
Was  the  oldest  of  Christian  word, 

'Twas  our  Master's  precept,  our  Master's  charge, 
The  doctrine  of  Christ  the  Lord, 

It  was  'whispered  gently  by  angels  bright 

To  a  daughter  of  God  on  earth, 
That  gentle  message  she  brought  to  light, 

And  joy  to  many  a  hearth* 

For  the  message  whispered  of  truth  and  love, 

And  of  One  Alt-seeing  Mind; 
Of  man  as  joint-heir  with  Christ  above,  — 

Of  God  as  a  Father  kind. 

When  angels  whisper  such  words  of  grace, 

Inspired  by  God  above, 
Then  men  must  listen,  and  men  must  place 

All  trust  in  their  Father's  love* 


CO 


Cite  l&tbtlntitm  at  Cftrfettanttg 

arcana  pet  Cftritftiamtnt  ^MXadapftum  Wtvit&titi 
Entrajjatnrem  flatefarta 


THE  which,  being  interpreted,  signifies  "  The  Revelation  of  Christianus,  Philoso- 
pher and  Seeker  after  Truth;"  being  an  account  of  the  Mysteries  which  were 
revealed  to  him  in  a  Trance  and  a  Dream,  all  of  which  were  given  unto  him  that  he 
might  make  them  known  unto  men. 

THE  FOREWORD 

CHRISTIANUS,  sprung  from  humble 

stock, 
(But  for  that  matter  none  the  less  to 

be 
Respected  as  a  scholar  and  a  man) 
I  Had  often  in  my  early  College  days 
►Been    side-named  —  half    in    earnest, 

half  in  jest  — 
.Philosopher  and  Seeker  after  Truth, 
By  students  at  the  University. 
For  in  that  I  had  studied  with  intent 
The  works  and  writings  theological 

Of  th'  early  Christian  Fathers,  dating  from 

Those  times  which  followed  close  —  I  mean  about 

Two  centuries  —  upon  the  year  of  Christ, 

To  wit,  the  works  of  Irenaeus  and 

Tertullian,  Lactantius,  and  Origen; 

And  in  the  Second  Apologia 

Of  Justin  —  called  the  Martyr — I  had  found 

Accounts  of  Christians  healing  in  the  name 

Of  Christ,  and  exorcising  demons  out 

Of  men;  and  in  the  works  of  Irenaeus 


[3] 


Read  how  the  Gnostics  made  pretence  to  heal 
The  sick,  through  workings  demoniacal, 
With  phantasms  of  idolatry,  and  by 
Apostate  inspiration. 

How  they  failed, 
And  how  for  sake  of  purity  and  truth, 
Of  righteousness  and  probity,  those  men 
Were  wont  the  early  Christians  to  consign 
To  faggot  and  to  stake,  whose  flames  consumed 
These  Martyrs  calling  on  the  name  of  Christ 
In  their  death  agonies. 

All  this  research 
Into  the  manuscripts  of  olden  times 
Caused  me  to  ponder  much  on  things  that  be, 
And  wonder  how  much  Christianity 
Fares  better  now  than  in  those  bygone  days, 
And  which  religious  creed  is  best  to-day. 
I  'd  been  for  many  years  dissatisfied 
With  the  religious  doctrines  I  'd  been  taught 
By  Pastor,  Priest,  and  Tutor  in  my  youth, 
The  which  had  caused  me  much  perplexity; 
And  as  I  had  a  longing  to  be  freed 
From  all  those  sacerdotal  mummeries 
Which  in  so  many  churches  do  obtain, 
And  from  all  monkish  ritual  and  creed, 
And  wishing  to  be  quit  of  priestcraft,  I 
Did  seek  about  to  try  and  find  a  pure 
And  comprehensive  doctrine:   one  that  I 
Could  follow  up,  and  in  the  practice  of 
Feel  nearer  to  my  God,  and  —  so  to  speak  — 
Be  more  in  touch  with  Christ. 

'Twas  thus  that  I 
Became  an  earnest  seeker  after  Truth, 
In  which  research  I  burnt  much  midnight  oil 


[4] 


With  but  small  satisfaction  to  myself. 

One  night  I  was  engaged  in  wrestling  with 

The  giant  problem  of  the  Truth  of  Being, 

And  other  problems  as  yet  unrevealed 

In  Scientific  Christianity, 

When  by  degrees  I  lost  all  consciousness 

Of  things  material,  and  seemed  to  be 

Uplifted  to  a  spiritual  plane ; 

Then  knew  I  this  abnormal  state  to  be 

A  trance  in  which  I  saw  both  men  and  things, 

And  countries,  pass  me  in  review  with  the 

Rapidity  of  a  kaleidoscope. 

So  swift  the  every  movement  of  my  mind, 

Nor  time,  nor  space,  nor  distance,  mattered  aught. 

One  moment  I  was  hov'ring  o'er  the  sea, 

Watching  intently  all  the  ships  that  passed, 

Another  I  was  on  the  Holy  Mount, 

And  next  'twas  in  the  land  of  Harmony 

And  Love  I  found  myself,  or  by  the  bay 

Which  formed  the  Haven  of  Divine  Repose. 

My  movements  were  by  voices  three  controlled, 
Who  plunged  me  later  in  a  deeper  sleep 
In  which  I  dreamed  a  dream  of  Heaven. 

'Twas  then 
The  Voices  took  me  to  the  Holy  Place 
Where  stood  the  Temple  of  Eternal  Love, 
In  which  I  found  what  I  for  years  had  sought, 
Namely,  the  BOOK,  which  is  the  Key  to  Truth, 
To  Wisdom,  and  Salvation ;   and  unlocks 
The  wondrous  Treasure-House  of  Love  Divine 
And  of  that  Life  which  shall  not  taste  of  death ; 
The  Key  to  all  that  untold  wealth  with  which 
Each  page  of  Holy  Scripture  is  replete. 
The  Bible  was  before  a  sealed  Book 


[5] 


To  me,  and  one  I  barely  understood; 
But  with  that  KEY  the  dullest  intellect 
Could  surely  never  fail  to  recognize 
The  grand  consistency  of  Holy  Writ 
In  the  fulfilment  of  each  prophecy; 
Nor  the  most  thoughtless  fail  to  realize 
That  undercurrent  of  immortal  Love 
That  permeates  each  doctrine  of  our  Lord. 

Though  what  I  saw  on  that  eventful  night 

Was  seen  through  veil  both  of  my  trance  and  dream, 

I  still  am  able  to  remember  all, 

And  place  on  record  for  the  benefit 

Of  all  mankind,  both  in  the  present  time 

And  for  the  future,  what  those  visions  were, 

And  how  they  came  to  be  revealed  to  me. 


[6] 


Cite  2&tbelatt0n 


DAWN 

SAW,   when  in   my  trance,  the   light 

of  dawn 
So  gently  stealing  over  sea  and  land  ; 
With  gathering  strength  the  glorious 

rays  of  morn 
Shed  floods  of  golden  light  upon  the 

strand 
Of  that  fair  Haven  each  true  Christian 

knows 
Is  called   the   HAVEN  OF   DIVINE 

REPOSE. 


I  saw  a  river  named  the  STREAM  OF  LIFE,* 
A  ruby  tinge  upon  its  sparkling  crest 

Of  waters  battling  in  a  mimic  strife ; 

I  watched  it  flow  towards  the  SEA  OF  REST 

Whose  wavelets  lap  the  shore  with  gentle  sigh 

In  music  of  perfected  harmony. 

I  saw  the  lilies  raise  their  drooping  heads, 

And  shake  their  petals  free  from  morning  dew ; 

Across  the  hills  the  quivering  God-Light  spreads, 
Bathing  each  object  in  its  liquid  hue. 

I  watched  all  God's  creation  wake  and  live, 

And  to  the  new-born  day  glad  welcome  give. 

*  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad  the  city  of  God. 

prfalm  ritai.  <t. 


[7] 


As  on  the  land,  I  saw  that  brilliant  sheen 
Fall  lightly  on  the  bosom  of  the  deep, 

Upon  whose  far  horizon  could  be  seen 

A  small  white  speck  which  slowly  seemed  to  creep 

In  view,  until  it  loomed  a  larger  mark  — 

Became  a  thing  of  life,  and  proved  a  goodly  Barque. 

A  Barque  whose  sails  shone  whiter  than  the  snow, 
Whose  brass-work  glistened  brighter  than  the  stars, 

E'en  whiter  than  her  sails  her  decks  below, 

Straight  as  the  forest  pine  her  tapering  spars. 

For  navigation  but  one  Chart  she  claimed  — 

The  Bible,  or  the  Chart  of  Life,  't  was  named.* 

I  scanned  her  decks ;  no  pilot  seemed  in  sight. 

I  asked,  "  How  fare  ye  in  event  of  storm  ? " 
A  figure  pointed  to  one  clothed  in  white, 

I  saw  the  outline  of  a  woman's  form, 
A  gentle,  loving  woman,  full  of  grace  ; 
I  gazed  with  reverence  upon  her  face. 


THE  FIRST  VOICE 

"/CHOSEN  of  God  —  not  one  of  earthly  choice  — 
^-^     Chosen  is  she  her  much-loved  Barque  to  steer; 
Chosen  our  trusty  Pilot,"  said  THE  VOICE, 

"Through  whom  salvation  will  to  man  appear: 
As  once  before  in  times  long  passed  away 
To  Man  through  Woman  God  sends  TRUTH  to-day." 

*  And    make  the   Bible  the   chart  of   Life,  to  mark  the   healing  currents  and 
buoys  of  Truth.  —  Science  and  Health,  page  329,  line  9. 


[8] 


I,  Christianus,  looked  in  speechless  awe 
Upon  that  form  so  delicate.     At  length, 

After  I  pondered  over  what  I  saw, 

I  wondered  much  whence  she  derived  her  strength ; 

THE  VOICE  to  my  unspoken  thought  replied: 

"Thou  shalt  be  strong  when  God  is  on  thy  side." 

Sin-laden  waves  dashed  o'er  this  vessel's  bows, 
Striving  in  vain  to  check  her  sure  advance; 

But    still    this    Barque    named   "CHRISTIAN    SCI- 
ENCE" ploughs 
Her  way  through  tempests  of  intolerance, 

Through  darkness  born  of  error's  spurious  realm, 

The  hand  of  PRINCIPLE  upon  the  helm. 

Threatened  by  stormy  blasts  of  unbelief, 

Terrific  in  their  force  to  mortal  sense, 
The  crew  had  not  in  danger  one  belief, 

But  in  their  Pilot  had  full  confidence; 
A  Leader  she  who  realized  indeed 
God  was  a  present  help  in  time  of  need. 

At  length  on  board  they  sight  a  lighthouse  tower, 
Built  where  a  reef  the  Haven  entrance  blocks; 

Its  one  bright  light*  is  called  ALMIGHTY  POWER, 
Which  points  the  fair-way  midst  the  shoals  and  rocks, 

And  eddying  waves,  that  swirling  round  the  reef 

Break  on  the  shifting  sands  of  unbelief. 

Through  winding  channels  of  swift-flowing  tides, 
All  fearlessly  the  good  ship  threads  her  way; 

Past  sunken  rocks  and  treacherous  sands,  she  glides 
Toward  the  entrance  of  that  land-locked  bay. 

No  need  to  ask  which  anchorage  is  best, 

Once  gain  that  HAVEN  and  the  ship  's  at  rest. 

*  That  was  the  true  Light,  which  lighteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world. 

John  t.  0. 


[9] 


Inside  the  reef  I  saw  three  other  lights, 

As  SPIRIT,  LIFE,  and  LOVE  these  lights  are  known. 
THE  VOICE  said,  "On  the  very  darkest  nights 

They  show  the  True  Way  only;  they  alone 
Can  trusted  be  to  point  the  mark  which  shows 
The  Entrance  to  the  HAVEN  OF  DIVINE  REPOSE. 


THE  LAND  OF  HARMONY  AND 
EVERLASTING  LOVE 

THE  sun  shines  bright  from  out  the  noonday  sky, 
Smiles  on  the  shore  where  many  a  happy  band 
Of  little  children  race,  their  naked  limbs  to  dry 

From  sporting  'twixt  the  wavelets  and  the  strand ; 
Unsullied  by  the  breath  of  mortal  sense, 
They  represent  AN  ERA  NEW  OF  INNOCENCE.* 

I  heard  sweet  notes  of  song  amongst  the  flowers, 
Borne  by  the  summer  breezes  o'er  the  downs. 

They  echoed  round  the  marble  walls  and  towers 
Of  that  most  beauteous  edifice  that  crowns 

The  HOLY  MOUNT  t  that  overlooks  the  fields 

And  vineyards  where  the  TRUE  VINE  only  yields. 

Bright  plumaged  birds  their  joyful  carol  sing 

From  out  the  feathering  branches  of  the  pines; 

Whilst  hover  butterflies  upon  the  wing, 

Chasing  each  other  'midst  the  trailing  vines; 

There  bees  sip,  honey-sweet,  their  treasure  trove 

From  many  a  blossom  in  the  orange  grove. 

*  And   all  thy  children  shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord ;  and  great  shall  be  the 
peace  of  thy  children.  J $aiafc  lib.  13. 

t  The  mountain  of  His  holiness  .  .  .  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth. 

piialm  rftiiii.  t,  2. 


[10] 


In  the  dark  forests  where  all  beasts  abide, 

The  cobra  sporteth  with  the  lamb  new-born, 

The  leopard  and  the  kid  lie  side  by  side,* 
The  calf  is  from  its  dam  no  longer  torn. 

All  insects,  beasts  and  birds,  are  ruled  by  Love, 

All  things  in  Harmony  of  Science  move. 

In  that  same  HOLY  MOUNT,  in  pure  accord, 
Young  men  and  maidens  loving  converse  hold, 

With  never  one  immodest  thought  or  word 
To  mar  the  beauty  of  their  love  untold. 

Men  worship  there  without  formality, 

There  mortals  put  on  immortality. 

Over  the  surface  of  this  chosen  land, 

Where  sin,  disease,  and  death  are  quite  unknown, 
There  all  humanity  walk  hand  in  hand, 

There  one  Omniscient  Spirit  rules  alone; 
And  vice  and  crime  become  an  empty  dream, 
For  PRINCIPLE  as  LOVE  reigns,  all  supreme. 


THE  DOVE 

(PURITY) 

WITH  sails  all  furled  and  both  her  anchors  fast — 
One    anchor    HOPE,    the    other    TRUST,    is 
named  — 
Beneath  the  Shadow  of  that  Temple  cast, 

The    TEMPLE    OF    DIVINE    LOVE    (one    not 
framed 
With  hands)  this  Barque,  above  all  vessels  bless'd, 
Floats  on  the  waters  of  the  SEA  OF  REST. 

*  The  leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the  kid ;  and  the  calf,  and  the  young  lion, 
and  the  fading  together;  and  a  child  shall  lead  them.  —  Sjtfaial)  pi.  e. 


[II] 


At  eventide  a  little  white-winged  Dove 
Is  seen  to  flutter  in  the  twilight  hour, 

With  graceful  sweep  she  wings  her  flight  of  love 
From  out  the  wood  and  past  the  Temple  Tower 

Straight  to  the  anchored  Barque  whose  spars  arose 

From  out  the  HAVEN  OF  DIVINE  REPOSE. 

Bearing  to  men  sweet  messages  of  Love, 

From  out  the  Temple  built  of  snow-white  stone, 

This  silver-feathered  Herald  from  above* 

(By  name  of  PURITY  this  dove  is  known) 

Arrests  at  once  her  swiftly  cleaving  flight 

At  the  yard-arm,  and  perches  on  its  height. 

Uplifted  were  the  eyes  of  all  on  board 

With  loving  gaze  upon  that  white-winged  Dove, 
A  feeling  in  their  hearts  had  long  been  stored, 

A  feeling  of  a  calm  and  holy  Love. 
They  realised  the  meaning  of  her  ways  t 
And  thus  exalted  were  their  hearts  in  praise. 

"All  honor  to  Thy  Name,  O  Lord  Divine, 

All  glory  and  all  praise  to  Thee,  our  King, 

All  love  to  Thee,  the  ONE  OMNISCIENT  MIND, 
All  love  to  Thee,  Who  so  loved  us,"  (they  sing), 

"Who  brought  our  Barque  from  where  the  tempest  blows, 

Safe  to  this  HAVEN  OF  DIVINE  REPOSE." 

In  swift  response  right  joyfully  they  hear 

An  echo  of  sweet  music  from  the  shrine, — 

An  Angels'  Choir  $  harmonious  and  clear, 

From  out  the  TEMPLE  OF  THE  LOVE  DIVINE. 

I,  Christianus,  heard  each  holy  phrase, 

Adoring  homage,  gratitude,  and  praise. 

*  I  saw  the  Spirit  desctnding  from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode  upon  him. 

fobn  I.  32. 

t  Now  I  know  of  a  surety,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  delivered  me. 

3tctj*  rji.  tt. 

t  I  heard  the  voice  of  many  angels  round  about  the  throne.  —  Uteti.  to.  tt. 

[12] 


THE  SECOND  VOICE 

I  THOUGHT  to  lose  the  sun  behind  the  Mount, 
To  watch  his  glory  lingering  above; 
I  looked  to  see  the  twilight  touch  the  Fount 

Outside  the  TEMPLE  OF  ETERNAL  LOVE. 
I  looked  in  vain!     No  sunset  in  that  sky, 
The  day  still  lived,  the  sun  shone  joyously. 

I,  Christianus,  asked  what  meant  that  Light, — 
Had  darkness  been  for  ever  put  away? 

The  SECOND  VOICE  replied,  "  No  night  is  here, 
In  this  God's  HOLY  PLACE*  'tis  always  day; 

Here  nought  but  LIGHT  and  LOVE  can  place  obtain, 

And  both  enshrined  will  ever  here  remain. 

"  Night  is  unknown  within  these  sacred  walls, 

Which  hold  but  radiant  LIGHT  and  HARMONY ; 

The  darkest  shadow  here  that  ever  falls 
Is  from  a  passing  cloudlet  in  the  sky; 

There  is  no  darkness  where  the  Angels  sing 

Their  Songs  of  praise  and  glory  to  their  KING." 

The  VOICE  then  ceased;   it  seemed  to  fade  away, 

And  I  —  to  miss  its  soothing  influence ; 
Then  perfumed  airs  seemed  wafted  o'er  the  bay, 

I  felt  their  languor  stealing  o'er  my  sense; 
My  eyes  grew  heavy  from  the  dazzling  light, 
My  very  thoughts  appeared  to  take  their  flight. 

*  God  is  light,  and  in  Him  is  no  darkness  at  all.  —  t  3Jobn  i.  5. 


[13] 


THE  DREAM 

'/"I^WAS  then  I  fell  into  a  deep,  deep  sleep, 

A      In  which  I,  Christianus,  dreamed  a  dream. 
At  first  I  was  a  wanderer  on  the  deep, 

Next  moment  in  a  garden  'midst  a  gleam 
Of  brilliant  light  reflected  from  the  trees 
Festooned  with  gems  of  all  varieties. 

The  garden  paths  were  paved  with  jewels  bright, 
The  petal  of  each  flower  was  a  gem 

Whose  leaves  of  emeralds  caught  every  light; 
Of  purest  silver  every  lily's  stem. 

And  from  that  spot  was  I  allowed  to  see 

The  Temple  of  ETERNAL  LOVE  and  HARMONY. 

When  (in  my  dream)  I  neared  the  golden  gate, 
I  heard  the  VOICE  say,  "  Enter  in,  my  son, 

To  grasp  IMMORTAL  TRUTH  'tis  not  too  late 
Nor  yet  to  remedy  what 's  left  undone." 

■  ••••• 

I  Christianus,  entered  through  the  gate; 
What  there  befell  me,  will  I  here  relate. 


THE  THIRD  VOICE 

A  THRONE  of  Amethyst  first  caught  my  sight 
With  canopy  of  cloth  of  gold  above, 
It  nearly  blinded  me,  so  strong  the  light 

Within  that  TEMPLE  OF  ETERNAL  LOVE: 
The  floor  was  like  unto  a  crystal  sea, 
Its  white  mosaics  pieced  harmoniously. 


[M] 


Eleven  seats  placed  round  about  the  Throne, 

Seated  on  each  an  Angel  of  the  Lord; 
With  dazzling  brilliancy  their  raiment  shone 

As  each  his  Harp  attuned  to  one  grand  chord; 
Another  Angel  with  a  Golden  Rod 
Bade  each  proclaim  the  SYNONYMS  OF  GOD.* 

There  stood  upon  the  right  hand  of  the  Throne 

The  Holy  Altar  of  Sardonyx  made; 
A  Golden  CROWN  lay  on  it  — not  alone, 

A  CROSS  inside  the  CROWN  was  also  laid.t 
Rich  velvets,  fringed  with  pearls,  the  altar  graced 
On  which  a  little  Volume  had  been  placed. 

Blinded  with  Light  I  saw  none  on  the  Throne. 
A  THIRD  SWEET  VOICE,  which  sounded  by  my 
side, 
Addressed  me  thus,  "What  dost  thou  here  alone, 
What  brings  thee,  Christianus  ?  " 

I  replied, 
"Lord,  to  receive  more  TRUTH,  more  LIGHT,  more 

LOVE, 
To  get  more  understanding  from  above." 

"Approach,"  the  voice  replied,  "lay  thy  right  hand 

Upon  the  Holy  Altar." 

I  obeyed, 
And  held  the  BOOK:]:  —  bound  with  a  golden  band, 

With  Pearls  and  other  precious  gems  inlaid. 
The  VOICE  said  "  Open,"  (for  the  BOOK  was  sealed) 
"So  that  IMMORTAL  TRUTH  may  be  revealed." 

*  The  eleven  synonymous  terms  for  God.  —  Omnipotence,  Omniscience,  Om- 
nipresence, Divine  Principle,  Supreme  Incorporeal  Being,  Mind,  Spirit,  Soul,  Life, 
Truth,  Love. 

t  The  Cross  within  the  Crown,  emblems  of  Christian  Science. 

t  The  Christian  Science  text-book,  Science  and  Health  <with  Key  to  the  Scriptures, 
by  Mary  Baker  G.  Eddy. 


[15] 


I  broke  each  seal  and  thus  obeyed  the  VOICE,  — 
The  first,  a  Sapphire  which  great  lustre  shed, 

The  next,  an  Emerald  of  kingly  choice, 
The  third,  a  Ruby  of  the  deepest  red; 

Thus  in  my  hand,  I,  Christianus,  took 

The  blessed  Volume,  now  an  unsealed  Book. 

This  BOOK  it  was  the  KEY  to  HOLY  WRIT, 
Of  TRUTH  and  LOVE  DIVINE  the  very  breath; 

The  Key  to  loose  man's  chains  and  thus  admit 
Immortal  Life  that  shall  not  taste  of  death; 

This  little  BOOK  the  Angel  gave  to  me, 

To  hundred  untold  blessings  was  the  Key. 

Slowly  I  left  the  Temple  in  my  dream, 

Clutching  the  Precious  Volume  to  my  breast; 

My  steps,  directed  by  a  beckoning  gleam, 
Urged  me  towards  the  BAY  OF  PERFECT  REST ; 

And  as  upon  the  Barque  I  gazed  in  sleep, 

A  voice  came  gently  wafted  o'er  the  deep. 

I,  Christianus,  listened  to  that  VOICE, 

It  spoke  to  those  on  board;  I   heard  it  say  — 

"  Come  ye,  His  children,  in  your  Lord  rejoice, 
Come  unto  Him,  cast  all  your  cares  away, 

Come  in  all  love,  obeying  His  behest, 

And  in  this  Haven  He  will  give  you  Rest. 

"  Claim  thy  reward,  for  thou  the  goal  hast  gained, 
The  Battle  's  won  and  Error  put  to  flight, 

Claim  thy  reward,  God's  promise  is  maintained, 
For  thee  the  Reign  of  TRUTH  will  open  bright, 

An  era  new  of  PEACE  and  REST  Divine, 

A  Home  in  EVERLASTING  LOVE  is  thine." 

FINIS 


[16] 


%  &tto  ^0«jj 


lING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth. 

fj»aiab  jrtii.  to. 


I. 


H!    let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord 
A  new  and  tuneful  song 

Of  gratitude  for  that  new  word 
Mankind  has  yearned  for  long. 


2. 


A  joyful  noise  then  let  us  make; 

Yea,  joyful  let  us  be! 
Bring  hither  lute,  and  timbrel  take, 

With  harp  and  psaltery. 


The  Lord  has  put  in  every  mouth 
This  grateful  song  of  praise; 

Its  sound  shall  echo  north  and  south 
Throughout  earth's  devious  ways. 


Many  shall  see,  and  some  shall  fear; 

Others  be  found  among 
Those  few  who  journey,  far  and  near, 

To  hearken  to  this  new  song. 


[17] 


From  this  new  sunlit  song  divine 

The  benefits  we  reap 
Are  when  its  rays  so  brightly  shine 

It  wakens  men  from  sleep. 

6. 

The  night  's  far  spent,  the  day  draws  on, 

Let  us  cast  out  of  sight 
The  works  of  darkness,  and  put  on 

The  armour  of  God's  light. 


'Tis  error's  night  that  is  far  spent; 

'Tis  truth  that  fills  the  dawn; 
No  error's  song,  with  discord  rent, 

Can  face  the  light  of  morn. 

8. 

Sing  we  this  song  unto  the  Lord, 

And  let  all  nations  see 
That  TRUTH,  LIFE,  LOVE,  have  every  chord 

Replete  with  harmony. 


[18] 


Cfte  Jftrgt  Cftrtetmag 


TVTOW,  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judaea  in  the  days  of  Herod  the 
™"  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from  the  east  to  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Where  is  he  that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews,  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in  the 
east,  and  are  come  to  worship  him.  — fll^attbeti)  ti.  I  an&  2. 


HEN   Tetrarch  Herod  ruled  with 

iron  hand 
O'er    Palestine,    there    journeyed 

from  afar, 
Wise   men   from    Babylon   and 

Media's  land, 
Chaldsean   cities  and   Euphrates' 

strand, 
From  over  Tigris  came  this  goodly 

band, 
And  they  followed  a  tiny  star. 


From  Persia's  Gulf  came  Magi  grave  and  old, 
From  Raamah,  Elam,  and  from  Havilah, 

With  precious  gems  and  stores  of  wealth  untold, 

Rare  treasures  that  Assyrian  cities  hold, 

Necklets  and  anklets  of  Arabian  gold; 
And  they  followed  that  tiny  star. 

That  pilot  star  mysterious  and  strange 
They  followed  to  Jerusalem ;  a  long 

And  weary  march  o'er  plain  and  mountain  range, 

Through  trackless  deserts,  waterless  and  strange. 

Their  faith  could  in  its  guidance  know  no  change, 
That  star  could  not  lead  them  wrong. 


M 


They  asked  of  Herod  in  his  Judgment  Hall  — 

"  Tell  us  where  lies  the  babe  that 's  born  the  King 

Not  only  of  the  Jews  but  King  of  all; 

His  star  we  followed  and  obeyed  the  call 

That  Child  to  worship,  on  our  knees  to  fall, 
And  humble  offerings  to  bring." 

King  Herod,  fearing  that  his  power  might  be 
Imperilled,  to  the  wise  men  answer  made: 

"  Go  ye  to  Bethlehem  forthwith  and  see, 

And  if  ye  find  the  Child,  return  for  me; 

I,  too,  will  worship  at  his  mother's  knee," 
Were  the  words  that  the  Tetrarch  said. 

The  sayings  of  the  Prophets  to  fulfill 

The  Magi  by  their  star  again  were  led 
To  Bethlehem  on  slope  of  Judah's  Hill, 
As  Kedron's  dawning  mists  rose  dank  and  chill, 
Till  suddenly  their  guiding  star  stood  still 
O'er  the  roof  of  a  lowly  shed. 

What  simple  picture  burst  upon  their  view 

When  first  the  stable  door  was  opened  wide! 

The  babe  lay  in  a  manger  rough,  in  lieu 

Of  silken  cradle  bright  with  every  hue 

Of  eastern  colour;  but  the  wise  men  knew, 
And  knelt  at  their  Saviour's  side. 

No  lamp  was  there  that  holy  scene  to  light, 

Around  the  young  Child's  head  in  dazzling  rings 
There  shone  benignant  glory.     At  the  sight 
They  knelt  who  came  to  worship.    Swathed  in  white, 
The  Virgin  held  her  babe  —  her  Child  of  Might; 
To  him  they  gave  their  offerings. 


[20] 


EPILOGUE 

Full  nineteen  hundred  years  have  passed  and  gone 
Since  man  was  led  to  Christ  by  that  small  star ; 

To-day,  a  western  Star  has  risen  and  shone, 

It  beckons  man  to  follow  in  its  zone  — 

Leads   him  to  Christ  through   TRUTH  and   LOVE 
alone  — 
'Tis  Christian  Science  gathering  from  afar. 


[21] 


Cfte  Mtio  at  Sermon 


["  WILL  be  as  the  dew  unto  Israel:  he  shall  grow  as  the  lily,  and  cast  forth  his 
■*■     roots  as  Lebanon.  —  $?ojiea  rib.  5. 

As  the  dew  of  Hermon.  ...  for  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing,  even 
life  for  evermore.  —  pgalm  ejrrpii.  3. 


I. 


IKE  the  dew  upon  Mount  Hermon, 
Will  the  Lord  His  blessing  pour 

Upon  his  true  and  faithful  servants, 
Even  life  for  evermore. 


2. 


Like  the  dew  upon  Mount  Hermon 

God  to  Israel  will  be ; 
He  shall  grow  up  as  the  lily, 

Emblem  chaste  of  purity. 


All  enduring  as  the  oak-tree, 

Lasting  as  its  sapling  shoots; 

Strong  as  Lebanon's  grim  Cedars 
Shall  be  Israel's  mighty  roots. 


As  the  dewdrops,  so  God's  doctrine, 
Over  all  the  world  must  pass; 

As  the  rain  on  tender  flow'rets, 

As  the  showers  upon  the  grass. 


[22] 


Gentle  dews  that  come  from  heaven 
Earth  to  water,  man  to  feed, 

Cause  the  trees  to  bud  and  flower; 
To  the  sower  give  the  seed. 

6. 

So  shall  be  God's  word  that  goeth 
Forth  from  His  almighty  mouth; 

Sown  and  reaped  to  feed  the  hungry 
East  and  west,  and  north  and  south. 

7- 

With  that  precious  dew  of  Hermon 
We  may  hope  to  grow  in  grace, 

Till  the  day  we  're  reckoned  worthy 
To  meet  Jesus  face  to  face. 


[23] 


Wixt  %ovtf'&  prager 

PRE  FA  C  E 

"DUT  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy 
"  door,  pray  to  thy  Father,  which  is  in  secret;  and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in 
secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

Your  Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of  before  ye  ask  Him. 

Cl9atttirtD  toi.  e,  8. 


I. 


HOUGHTS  unspoken  and  desires 
To  the  Lord  are  not  unknown,* 

God  knows  all  that  man  requires, 
God  knows  best,  and  God  alone. 


Christian,  art  thou  really  seeking 
Him  to  move  with  words  of  praise ; 

Canst  thou  e'er  by  fulsome  speaking 
Alter  His  almighty  ways? 

3- 

As  with  fellow-men  thou  pleadest, 

Plead  not  thus  with  God  at  all, — 

That  belief  to  crush  thou  needest : 
That  our  God  is  personal. 

*  Science  and  Health,  page  307,  line  1. 


[24] 


He  is  Spirit,  Mind,  All-seeing  — 
Love  with  life  He  interwove; 

There  exists  no  human  being 

Who  could  measure  out  His  LOVE. 


Enter  thou,  whene'er  thou  prayest, 
Into  some  small  secret  place; 

There  in  secret  pray  thou  mayest 
Grow  in  love,  and  grow  in  grace. 


6. 


And  thy  God,  to  whom  thou  turnest, 
As  He  finds  thy  prayer  to  be 

Heartfelt,  genuine,  and  earnest, 
Shall  reward  thee  openly. 


[25] 


A! 


I.  "  after  tftttf  manner  therefore  jprag  ge :  <£ttr  JFatfter 
toft  ten  art  in  fteaben,  Itealltftoetr  fce  tftg  name," 

S  we  are  children  of  the  Lord 
In  Jesus  Christ,  by  faith, 
Let  us  receive  His  holy  word, 

And  trust  to  all  He  saith. 
He,  saith  the  Spirit,  witness  bore 

That  man  this  name  has  won: 
"A  Child  of  God,"  and  is  no  more 

A  servant  but  —  a  SON. 
Shrink  not  from  prayer  as  from  a  task, 

For  truth  without  alloy 
Ye  shall  receive  if  ye  but  ask, 

That  full  may  be  your  joy. 
At  Corinth,  Paul  his  students  taught 

That  God  to  them  would  be 
A  loving  Father,  if  they  thought 

To  serve  him  faithfully. 
As  sons  and  daughters  we  shall  find 

That  God  will  us  receive, 
If  we  will  be  of  that  One  Mind, 

And  in  His  word  believe. 

II.  "STftg  fcingttimt  tamt." 
i. 
"/TpHY  kingdom  cometh  not  with  observation;" 
«*-      (Thus  in  the  Gospel  of  St.  Luke  we  read); 
Thy  kingdom  IS  come,  Lord,  to  every  nation : 

Life,  Substance,  Truth,  and  Help  for  every  need. 

2. 

Can  any  man  say  either  with  reliance: 

Lo,  here  it  is!   or,  Lo,  'tis  there!   or,  How? 

We  know  Thy  kingdom  came  in  Christian  Science ; 
'T  is  here.     God's  kingdom  lives  within  us  now. 


[26] 


III.  "arfts>  totU  fie  tsant  in  eartit,  <to  tt  i6  in  fte&btn," 

i. 

BLESS  ye  the  Lord  your  God,  all  ye  His  angels; 
Ye  that  excel  in  strength,  bless  ye  the  Lord! 
Bless  Him  all  ye  that  follow  His  commandments 
And  hearken  to  the  teaching  of  His  word. 

2. 

Ye  ministers  of  His,  that  do  His  pleasure, 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  and  bless  His  holy  name! 

To  do  his  own  will  came  not  the  Messiah; 
To  do  his  Father's  Will  instead  he  came. 


"To  do  Thy  Will,"  thus  sang  th'  inspired  Psalmist, 
"To  do  Thy  Will,  my  God,  is  my  delight! 

Yea,  now  Thy  law  within  my  heart  is  written, 

My  lips  have  not  refrained  from  speaking  right." 


And  since  those  days  of  David,  the  Messiah 
To  his  disciples  said :  "  Not  every  one 

That  saith  to  me,  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  heaven; 
But  he  by  whom  my  Father's  Will  is  done." 

5- 

"  Thy  WILL  be  done ! "  Let  Christian  Science  proclaim  it, 

And  let  us  every  one  obey  the  call, 
And  thus  be  brought  to  know  that,  as  in  heaven 

E'en  so  on  earth,  our  "God  is  All  in  All." 


[27] 


IV.   "®ibt  u4  tfti*  tfag  auv  trails  fcveatt." 


WITH  such  things  as  ye  have  be  now  content, 
God  will  not  ever  let  His  children  perish; 
Christ  will  not  us  forsake,  for  he  was  sent 
His  own  elect  to  watch  over  and  cherish. 

2. 

Know  this:  Man  cannot  live  by  bread  alone 

(Though  God  is  ever  all  his  wants  supplying) 

But  by  the  word  of  truth  by  Jesus  sown, 
That  sin,  disease,  and  error  is  denying. 


From  heaven  God's  blessings  flow  on  man  apace; 

From  want  he  always  has  Divine  protection. 
Then  for  to-day,  dear  Saviour,  give  us  grace, 

Feed  Thou  our  famished  and  our  starved  affection. 

v.    "Stttlf  favQibe  utf  0itr  Trefcttf,  ari  to*  tovQibt  auv 

Tfefct0rtf." 

i. 

LET  not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your  wrath, 
Thus  Paul  to  his  Ephesian  students  spake, 
Be  tender  and  forgiving  in  your  path 
Through  life,  as  God  forgives  for  Jesus'  sake. 


If  against  thee,  perchance,  thy  brother  sin, 
Tell  him  his  fault  alone  —  'twixt  him  and  thee  — 
In  God's  own  sight  thou  wilt  a  brother  win, 
If  he  repents  and  will  his  trespass  see. 


[28] 


VI.  "&ntr  Uatf  tt£J  not  into  temptation,  fcut  tfeliber 

utf  from  tbil." 


TRUST  in  the  Lord  with  heart  and  strength ; 
His  aid  is  ever  thine; 
No  longer  lean  on  the  arm  of  flesh, 
Lean  on  the  Mind  Divine. 

2. 

Christian,  deny  persistently 

That  false  and  carnal  creed 
That  thou  a  self,  apart  from  God, 

Canst  ever  be,  indeed. 

3- 

Temptation  will  not  come  to  thee 

Greater  than  thou  canst  bear; 
Stand  steadfast  in  thy  loyal  trust, 

Knowing  that  help  is  near. 

4- 
God  is  a  very  present  help, 

A  help  in  time  of  need! 
Trust,  Christian,  only  in  His  Love, 

So  be  from  danger  freed. 

5- 
Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  thou  shalt  earn 

Of  heavenly  gifts  thy  share; 
Commune  with  God,  and  thus  approach 

Nearer  to  Him  through  prayer. 

6. 
God  will  direct  thy  paths  in  life; 

God  will  direct  thy  ways; 
Pour  out  thine  heart  before  thy  God, 

Offer  Him  prayer  and  praise. 


[29] 


Zftt  gititntt  at  Cftrfettamtg 


E  that  would  to  a  proper  sense  attain 
In  knowledge  of  the  very  rudiments 
Of  this  great  Science,  must  his  cross 

uplift 
And  bear  it  meekly  in  his  daily  life, 
Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  Lord 
And   Master  Jesus  Christ  —  the  Way- 
shower. 
As  Christians  verily  in  4^eds,  and  not 
In   words    alone,   this   comprehensive 

truth :  — 
That  God  is  THE  great  Principle  in 
which 
Man  lives,  and  moves,  and  has  his  being  —  we 
Must  realize. 

The  very  air  we  breathe 
Is  redolent  of  God's  own  presence,  which, 
To  those  who  love  Him,  is  the  breath  of  life, 
The  sun's  bright  rays  which  shine  upon  the  path 
We  daily  tread  in  passing  through  this  world 
Of  mortal  strife — in  which  our  aim  should  be 
The  working  out  of  our  salvation  from 
The  claims  of  sin  and  death — these  same  bright  rays 
Are  mere  reflections  of  that  glorious  light 
Which  radiates  from  one  All-seeing  Mind, 
All-wise,  All-loving,  and  Eternal  God  — 
The  Life,  Truth,  Spirit,  and  Intelligence, 
The  Great  I  AM,  which  rules  the  universe. 


[30] 


In  God's  own  truth  is  naught  but  glorious  light; 
In  mortal  error  naught  but  darkness  black 
And  sombre. 

If  a  small  but  shining  light  — 
No  matter  how  diminutive  —  is  brought 
Into  a  darkened  room,  dark  as  the  night, 
Then  instantly  the  darkness  disappears, 
Nor  trace  of  it  remains. 

Reverse  this  fact, 
And  try  with  darkness  to  destroy  the  light; 
What  ignominious  failure  must  result. 
Confront  this  error  with  of  truth  one  ray, 
And  instantly  away  it  vanishes. 
Confront  the  truth  with  error's  dark,  unreal, 
Unlovely  countenance,  and  the  result 
Must  be  discomfiture;  for  evil  has 
No  power  to  extinguish  or  suppress 
The  glorious  rays  of  light  in  God's  own  truth. 


[3i] 


Kht  $  tlflrim 


(A    PARAPHRASE) 

'AKE  the  cross  up   and  bear  it,  for  through  it  you  win  and  wear  the   crown. 
Pilgrim  on  earth,  thy  home  is  Heaven.     A  stranger,  thou  art  the  guest  of  God. 

Science  and  Health,  page  150. 


ILGRIM    on    earth,    give    heed    unto 

these  words: 
"  In  strict  obedience  to  th'  eternal  truth 
Man,  in   the   image   and  the   likeness 

made 
Of  his  Creator,  doth  within  himself 
Reflect  the  attributes  of  God,  and  thus 
From  sin   and  sickness  claims  immu- 
nity." 
Speed,  pilgrim,  fearlessly  along  the  path 
Of   life ;    each  seeming  presence  of   a 
claim 

Of  evil,  spurn.     Consider  not  the  lies 
That  mortal  error  cries  aloud  to  thee, 
Or  tempts  thee  to  believe.     Deny  them  all; 
And  ofttimes,  as  the  fleeting  hours  speed  on, 
Claim  for  thyself  such  purity  of  thought 
As  our  loved  Master  treasured  in  his  mind. 
With  motives,  too,  of  heart-felt  gratitude 
This  thought  combine :  That  naught  but  what  God  sends 
In  His  great  wisdom  e'er  can  come  to  thee  — 
Or  go  from  thee  —  no  matter  what  may  seem, 
In  mortal  sense,  to  touch  thine  inmost  thought. 
It  cannot  —  if  it  be  not  sent  from  God  — 
Respond  within  thine  inner  consciousness, 
Or  even  entrance  find  within  thine  heart. 


[32] 


Blame  not  the  window  when  't  is  dark  outside ; 
Nor  meed  of  praise  bestow  when  sunlight  shines 
Through  panes  of  senseless  glass.     Man's  window  must 
Perforce  be  blamed,  and  it  must  suffer  too, 
If  it  shows  not  a  bright  and  spotless  frame 
Through  which  the  light  can  radiate. 

Keep  safe 
Within  thine  heart  a  snow-white  sanctuary, 
Where  thou  canst  hide  alone  from  all  the  world, 
For  sweet,  pure  communing  with  thoughts  of  Christ 
Alone  with  God  —  abiding  in  His  love  — 
That  love  which  guides  man  through  the  devious  ways, 
Dark  places,  and  the  tortuous  roads  of  earth, 
With  tend'rest  care ;  and  brings  him  in  good  time 
Into  God's  glorious  light,  along  the  path 
Which  leads  to  everlasting  life. 

Thou  canst 
In  God's  way  only  into  blessings  come. 
And  when,  through  pain,  thou  learnest  to  desire 
That  ever-blessed  way,  then  Love  Divine  — 
That  ever-patient  teacher  —  thou  wilt  find 
Awaiting  thee,  to  guide  thy  steps  to  ways 
Of  Peace  and  Harmony ;    and  wonder  will 
Within  thine  heart  spring  up  why  thou  hast  been 
For  such  long  years  impatient  of  control ; 
For  all  mankind  some  day  or  hour  must  come, 
Either  through  Science  or  through  suffering, 
Into  the  kingdom  of  the  Infinite, 
Eternal  Principle  Divine,  because 
'Tis  not  the  will  of  God  that  man  should  die. 

The  way  of  Science  is  Obedience,  Truth 
Triumphant  over  sin,  disease,  and  death. 
The  way  of  suffering  —  disobedience,  doubt, 
Confusion,  discord,  darkness,  and  defeat. 


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Bibim  %obt 

TPHERE  is  no  fear  in  love;  but  perfect  love  casteth  out  fear.  —  I  3!otm  lb.  18. 


I. 


UE  love   is  that  which  comes  from 

God  alone; 
nd  perfect  that  which  Christ  for  man 

hath  shown — 
esus   who    triumphed    over    sin    and 

death, 
esus   who   pardoned   with    his   dying 

breath. 


God  is  supreme  —  the  one  Omniscient 
Mind, 

Through  whom  the  way,  the  truth,  the  life  we  find; 
Made  in  His  image  and  His  likeness,  man 
Claims  liberty  though  death  and  sin  may  ban. 


As  heirs  of  God,  in  us  that  mind  should  be 
That  in  Christ  Jesus  we  can  always  see. 
Oh,  let  us  therefore  strive,  and  watch,  and  pray, 
For  purity  and  meekness  day  by  day. 


[34] 


Let  not  the  world  with  vanities  allure, 
But  keep  us  spotless  as  the  Lord  is  pure; 
Take  up  the  cross,  'gainst  evil  win  the  strife; 
Follow  the  Master  in  our  daily  life. 


Thus  can  we  each  obey  his  last  command : 
Go,  preach  the  Word  of  God  in  every  land; 
Heal  sick  and  sinful  man  in  every  clime  — 
'Twas  Christ's  injunction  given  for  all  time. 


6. 


Then  shall  we  hear  the  Master's  voice  proclaim, 
Come  all  ye  blessed  in  my  Father's  name, 
Ye  who  have  all  His  mighty  works  declared, 
Inherit  now  the  place  for  you  prepared. 


[35] 


tCfte  Jpentum  on  tftt  JHount 


(A   PARAPHRASE) 

ND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  a  mountain:  and  when  he  was  set, 
k    his  disciples  came  unto  him.     And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught  them. 

#aatthra>  to.  t,  2. 


'N  Nephthalim  of  Galilee,  beyond 
^Swift    flowing    Jordan    and   Zabulon's 
Hill, 
*o  those  who  sat  in  darkness  and  the 
shade 
death,  a  glorious   light  hath  been 
revealed 
jy    that    dear    Lord,    who    preached 
those  warning  words : 
"  Repent,  for  now  God's  kingdom  is  at 

hand." 
And  to  those   simple  fisher-folk,  who 
toiled 

Both  late  and  early  with  their  busy  nets 
In  the  deep  waters  of  Gennesareth 
Their  daily  bread  to  win,  he  spake  and  said : 
"  Come,  leave  your  nets  and   boats  and  follow  me, 
And  I  will  make  you  fishers  e'en  of  men." 
Thus  Simon  Peter,  Andrew,  James,  and  John, 
Unquestioning,  obeyed  the  Master's  word ; 
And  quitting  parents,  family,  and  home, 
Enrolled  themselves  disciples  of  the  Lord. 

At  Jesus'  feet,  upon  the  mountain  side 
Which  over-looked  the  fair  Capernaum, 
The  chosen  sat,  yearning  to  hear  the  words 
Of  truth  and  wisdom  from  their  Master's  lips. 


[36] 


Then  opened  he  his  mouth  and  teaching  said : 
Bless'd  are  the  poor  in  spirit,  they  shall  have 
God's  own  bright  kingdom  as  inheritance. 
Blessed  are  they  that  mourn,  for  comfort  shall 
To  them  be  aye  vouchsafed. 

Blessed  the  meek, 
For  they  the  good  things  of  the  earth  shall  win ; 
And  bless'd  are  they  who  after  righteousness 
Do  hunger  and  do  thirst,  they  shall  be  filled. 
Blessed  indeed  the  just  and  merciful, 
For  they  my  Father's  mercy  shall  obtain. 

Blessed  beyond  all  words  the  pure  in  heart, 
For  they  shall  meet  my  Father  face  to  face. 
The  peacemakers  on  earth  are  doubly  bless'd, 
They  shall  be  called  the  Children  of  the  Lord. 
And  blessed  they  who  suffer  for  the  right, 
They  also  in  my  Father's  house  shall  bide. 

Blessed  are  they  whom  men  do  persecute, 
Revile,  and  falsely  say  all  evil  things 
Against,  for  my  name's  sake,  lo !  their  reward 
Is  great,  and  shall  be  found  in  heaven. 

Rejoice, 
Dear  brethren,  be  exceeding  glad, 
For  thus  the  prophets  and  the  holy  men 
Who  went  before  were  persecuted  for 
The  sake  of  truth,  and  in  the  name  of  God. 

Ye  are  the  salt  of  earth;  but  should  it  lose 
Its  savor,  wherewith  shall  it  salted  be? 
A  city  that  is  set  upon  a  hill 
Cannot  be  hid,  nor  can  it  hide  its  light. 
So  let  your  light  shine  out  before  mankind 
That  they  may  see  the  good  works  that  ye  do, 
And  seeing,  may  believe  and  know  the  truth, 
And  glorify  your  Father  in  the  heavens. 


[37] 


OTatcft  mtir  Prag 

*\X7"ATCH  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation:  the  spirit  indeed  is  will- 
~  ™       ing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak.  — Jiaattfoctn  rjtoi.  41. 


ATCH    and   pray,   said   Christ  the 
Master, 

We  of  this  have  always  need; 
Full  of  promise  though  our  motives, 

Yet  the  flesh  is  weak  indeed. 

Watch   and  pray,   are    the   injunc- 
tions 

Given  us  by  Christ  the  Lord ; 
Let  us  hearken  to  his  teaching, 

Ponder  well  his  every  word. 


Error,  lurking  round  about  us, 

Seeks  an  entrance  into  thought, 

Knowing  flesh  is  weak  as  water  — 

Thinks  that  all  men  can  be  bought. 

Cunning  in  device,  't  is  striving 
With  false  pleasures  to  allure, 

Specious  arguments  deducing  — 
All  in  vain,  if  thought  be  pure. 

We,  to  careful  sense  of  watching, 

Can  by  constant  prayer  be  brought; 

Standing  sentry  every  moment  — 
Sentry  o'er  the  door  of  thought. 


[38] 


"  Sin  is  thought  before  't  is  acted ; "  * 
Reason  more  a  guard  to  place 

O'er  our  thoughts,  to  make  us  able 
To  meet  error  face  to  face. 

Let  us  then  obey  the  Master; 

Let  us  ever  watch  and  pray, 
Keeping  pure  our  thoughts  from  evil- 

Christian  Science  shows  the  way. 

*  Science  and  Health,  page  130,  line  25. 


[39] 


<0it  m&tdtinq  a  Cftain=jjatrg;  erf  Ctfirfcirttf  in  #eto 

Caltfrmia 

T    IKEWISE  joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  etc. 

■'-*'  Huhe  jto.  7. 


|NGELS  in  heaven  shall  rejoice  !  God's 

Love  — 
That   wondrous    Love,    that    precious 

boon  —  is  thus 
I  Proffered  alike  to  all  mankind  on  earth, 
Both  bad  and  good.     Its  blessings  are 

within 
/The  reach   of  these   sin-laden,  blood- 
stained men 
That  pass  along  beneath  this  burning 

sun. 
These  men  who,  numbered  like  unto 
the  beasts, 
Sullen  and  brutalized  by  curse  and  lash, 
Their  fever- stricken  limbs  from  morn  to  eve, 
Through  tropic  heat  and  mangrove  swamp,  must  drag 
Fettered  both  hand  and  foot  with  heavy  chains; 
Men  who  have  lost  —  at  least  to  mortal  sense  — 
Their  birthright  and  their  own  identity. 
Could  they  but  hear  of  thee,  Science  Divine! 
Thou  Well  of  Purest  Water,  springing  up 
To  everlasting  life,  thou  Fount  of  Love, 


[40] 


Whose  teachings  cleanse  and  purify  from  sin 
And  crime,  what  joy  and  rest,  and  peace,  for  those 
Who  now  have  neither  peace,  nor  rest,  nor  joy! 
Had  they  but  knowledge  of  thy  Truth  Divine, 
Each  black  and  sombre  cloud  of  sin  and  crime, 
Each  convict's  misery  and  dull  despair, 
Would  be  dispelled  for  ever.     Then  would  LIFE 
And  TRUTH,  and  LOVE— the  Principle  triune  — 
Prevail  and  reign  on  earth,  for  Christian  Science 
Is  God's  own  message,  e'en  to  crime-stained  man. 


[41] 


fcigftt 


*"PHY  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path.  —  plalm  Vf\\.  105. 


I. 


HRIST  is  the  Light  of  all  the  World, 
And  he  that  follows  Him  aright 
hall  never  more  in  darkness  walk, 
But  shall  of  life  possess  the  light. 


2. 


Now  see  we  darkly  through  a  glass, 
But  then  shall  we  see  face  to  face; 

In  part  we  know,  but  soon  in  full, 
As  also  we  are  known  in  Grace. 


Thy  Holy  Word  is,  to  our  feet, 

The  brightest  lamp  man  ever  hath; 

That  Holy  Word  shows  us  the  way, 
And  lights  the  darkness  of  our  path. 


Hold  up  our  goings  in  Thy  path; 

Lest  our  poor  wandering  footsteps  slip, 
Light  us,  O  Lord,  in  all  our  ways; 

Thy  praise  shall  be  on  every  lip. 


[42] 


Cite  JFix&t  faster 


•THE  first  day  of  the  week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene  early,  when  it  was  yet  dark, 
*     unto  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away  from  the  sepulchre. 

Slofcn  RC.  i. 


I. 

PON  the  first  day  of  the  week,  be- 
fore 
The  break   of  day,  when   Sion's  hill 

loomed  black, 
And  darkness  clad  the  fields  of  Beth- 

phage ; 
When  Kedron's  mists  rose  dimly  from 

the  vale, 
And   Bethlehem  lay  sleeping  in  the 

dawn  — 
From  out  a  humble  home  in  Bethany, 
Bowed    down    with    grief,    a     lonely 
woman  passed 
Across  the  Valley  of  Jehoshaphat, 
Unheeded  by  the  bowman  on  the  walls 
Of  that  great  city  of  Jerusalem, 
Without  whose  gates  that  Awful  Tragedy 
Had  been  enacted  two  short  days  before  — 
That  Tragedy  which,  all  unknown  to  man, 
Would  bring  Salvation  to  the  world  at  large. 


2. 


Bearing  her  humble  gifts  for  her  dead  Lord  — 
Sweet  ointments,  aloes,  frankincense,  and  myrrh, 
With  fragrant  spices  from  the  isles  of  Greece  — 


[43] 


Did  Mary  Magdalene  her  footsteps  bend 

Along  the  lower  slopes  of  Calvary, 

To  where  the  faithful  Joseph's  tender  hands 

Had  laid  to  rest  the  body  of  his  Lord. 

With  listless  apathy  she  dragged  her  feet 

Toward  the  garden,  and  the  sepulchre, 

Hewn  in  the  rock,  where  never  man  was  laid. 

Then,  through  the  gathering  rays  of  morning  light, 

When  lilies  raised  their  drooping  heads  and  shook 

Their  dainty  petals  free  from  evening's  dew, 

The  tomb  of  Jesus  caught  the  sun's  first  ray. 

3- 

Weary  alike  in  body  as  in  mind, 
With  grief  that  overpowered  her  strength, 
Then  Mary  turned  her  anxious  eyes  toward 
The  sepulchre  of  Christ  —  now  plainly  seen 
Across  the  garden  in  the  morning  light ; 
And  lo,  her  heart  stood  still,  for  she  perceived 
The  stone  that  formed  the  entrance  to  the  cave 
Had  lately  been  removed. 

In  trembling  haste 
She  entered  in  to  find  her  fears  were  real  — 
The  sepulchre  was  empty.     She  beheld 
The  linen  clothes  laid  by  themselves;  she  saw 
The  napkin  that  had  been  about  the  head, 
Not  lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped 
Together,  in  a  place  all  by  itself. 

4- 

Dismay  and  terror  rent  her  heart;  she  turned 
To  fly  —  like  one  distracted  —  from  the  spot ; 
When,  of  a  sudden,  two  bright  angels,  clothed 
In  robes  of  spotless  white,  advanced  and  said: 
Woman,  why  weepest  thou  ?    Whom  dost  thou  seek  ? 


[44] 


And  Mary,  shedding  bitter  tears,  exclaimed: 
I  weep,  sirs,  for  I  seek  my  Lord  in  vain; 
His  foes  have  come  at  night  and  taken  him 
Away  from  here,  and  I  shall  never  know 
Where  they  have  laid  his  body! 

At  these  words, 
A  step  was  heard  upon  the  garden  path, 
And,  lo,  'twas  Jesus  that  by  Mary  stood; 
But  Mary  knew  him  not.     But,  thinking  him 
To  be  the  gardener,  addressed  herself 
To  him  who  said  "  Daughter,  why  weepest  thou  ?  " 
And  Mary  answered:  Sir,  if  thou  hast  borne 
The  body  of  my  murdered  Master  hence, 
I  pray  thee,  tell  me  quickly  where  thou  hast 
Removed  my  Lord,  that  I  may  there  proceed? 


MARY ! 

'Twas  but  one  word  the  Saviour  spoke, 
But  Mary  recognized  that  much-loved  voice; 
Her  eyes  were  opened,  and  her  loving  heart 
Beat  fast  with  ecstasy. 

This  was  her  Lord! 
The  memory  of  that  night  on  Calvary  — 
"Was  that  a  sport  of  her  poor  brain?    Those  trees, 
Each  fashioned  in  the  likeness  of  a  cross, 
Set  up  that  awful  day  on  Golgotha, 
Those  malefactors  to  the  left  and  right, 
Nailed  to  their  trees  in  speechless  agony, 
Gaunt  spectres,  white  against  the  murky  sky? 
Was  that  her  dear  Lord's  body  hanging  to 
The  centre  tree  ?     Was  that  her  Master's  wail 
Of  agony,  wrung  from  his  tortured  lips? 


[45] 


Or  was  it  all  a  dream?    What  if  it  had 

Been  true?    Her  Lord  stood  there  before  her  now, 

His  triumph  and  his  victory  complete 

O'er  grave  and  death. 

Jesus  the  Christ  was  there! 
And  in  her  heart  she  knew  her  Lord  belonged 
No  more  to  earth.     Thus  Mary,  smiling  through 
Her  tears  of  thankfulness  and  joy,  exclaimed 
RABBONI! 


[46] 


Cfte  ifaltee  antr  tfte  Crue  Wim 

■jWTY  well-beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in  a  very  fruitful  hill:  and  he  fenced  it,  and 
■*■*■*■  gathered  out  the  stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the  choicest  vine :  .  .  . 
and  he  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes. 

J^aiab  to.  t,  2. 


I. 

Y  beloved  hath  a  vineyard 

In  a  very  fruitful  hill. 
This  field  he  planted,  fenced,  and 
barred 

Against  all  passing  ill. 
My  well-beloved  hath  a  vine, 

A  noble  plant  indeed ; 
He  thought   to   make   the   best  of 
wine 

Grown  from  the  best  of  seed. 


This  vine  was,  with  the  greatest  care, 

Outplanted  in  his  field, 
And  all  the  stones  they  gathered  there 

Came  to  a  goodly  yield ; 
But  when  that  vine  its  fruit  brought  forth 

All  sour  and  defiled, 
My  well-beloved  he  was  wroth, 

For,  lo!  the  grapes  were  wild. 

3- 

In  wrath  he  lifted  up  his  voice, 

And  my  beloved  said: 
"  Of  this  false  plant  a  careful  choice 

I  thought  that  I  had  made. 


[47] 


I  hoped  to  see  a  fruitful  vine 

Well  rooted  in  my  field, 
But  this  degenerate  plant  of  mine 

Has  no  good  fruit  to  yield." 

4- 
The  world  is  the  vineyard, 

And  God's  Word  is  the  vine, 
Hedged  round  by  Christian  Science, 

Sin  can  no  entrance  find. 
We  each  have  got  a  vineyard, 

Each  one  must  plant  his  vine, 
To  keep  it  strictly  fenced  and  barred 

'Gainst  sin  we  must  combine. 

5- 
"I  am  the  true  and  only  vine, 

And  God  the  Husbandman," 
Said  Christ,  "  and  every  branch  of  mine, 

That  bears  what  fruit  it  can, 
My  Father  taketh  carefully 

And  purgeth  it,  before 
He  grafts  it  on  a  healthy  tree, 

To  make  it  yield  the  more." 

6. 

"  Herein  my  Father 's  glorified  — 

That  ye  bear  fruit  in  me, 
And  I  in  you.     Thus,  by  my  side, 

My  chosen  shall  ye  be." 

#         #         #         *         * 

God's  Holy  Word  is  the  true  vine  — 

A  noble  tree  forsooth  — 
From  which  is  made  that  lasting  wine 

Grown  from  the  seed  of  Truth. 


[48] 


Zfit  Victors  at  %.abt 


O  DEATH,  where  is  thy  sting  ?    O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ?    The  sting  of 
death  is  sin;  and  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law.     But  thanks  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  the  victory,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. —  I  Corinthian^  pJ.  55-57. 


OLDIER  of  Jesus'  army, 
Servant  of  Christ,  prepare ! 
Buckle  thy  trusty  armor, 
Gird  up  thy  loins  with  care! 
Under  Christ's  banner  serving  — 
The  banner  of  truth  divine  — 

Go,    meet    thy    foe,    whose    spurious 
strength 

By  Truth  must  be  destroyed  at  length, 
And  victory  is  thine. 


Soldier,  thou  hast  enlisted 
To  lessen,  through  God's  own  word, 
All  error,  disease,  and  sickness, 
With  Truth  as  thine  only  sword; 
With  Truth  and  the  understanding 
Of  the  Allness  of  God  above, 
Nor  sword,  nor  spear,  nor  glistening  lance 
Is  needed,  soldier,  to  enhance 
The  victory  of  love. 


[49] 


Cite  60otr  Jjftepfterti 


T  AM  the  good  shepherd :  the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 

"■"  Softn  %.  tt. 


UR  Shepherd  Christ  is  by  our  side, 
With  him  in  pastures  green  we  rove. 

Our  Shepherd  leadeth  us  beside 

Still  waters  from  the  fount  of  Love. 

What  man  of  you,  (Christ  Jesus  said 

When  speaking  to  the  Pharisees,) 
Having  of  sheep  an  hundred  head, 

All  feeding  on  the  grassy  leas, 
Missing  perchance  a  lambkin  weak, 

Would  not  proceed  in  deep  distress, 
Leaving  the  ninety-nine,  to  seek 

The  lost  one  in  the  wilderness? 


And  when  that  wandering  lamb  is  found, 
And  safely  brought  back  to  the  fold, 

What  happiness  is  shed  around, 

The  shepherd's  joy  is  all  untold. 

Christ  is  the  Shepherd  good  and  kind 
Seeking  the  lost  with  earnest  love, 

Who  follow  Him  will  surely  find 
Their  everlasting  fold  above. 


[50] 


Peace 


'HE  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  .  .  .  Peace.  —  dtafctianrf  to.  22. 


ET  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  Jesus 

said, 
Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled  or  afraid ; 
My  Peace  into  your  hands  I  freely  give, 
Trust  in  your  God,  and  in  His  precepts 

live. 


rod  will  keep  him   in   Peace  all  un- 
dismayed, 
That  man  whose  mind  on  him  is  ever 

stayed, 
Him   will   God    cherish,   on  his  mind 
impress 
That  Peace  must  be  the  work  of  Righteousness. 


The  God  of  Hope  fill  you  with  Peace  and  Joy, 
Fill  you  with  happiness  without  alloy; 
The  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost  once  found, 
Ye  may  in  Hope  and  Love  and  Peace  abound. 


[51] 


Contrition 


T  DWELL  in  the  high  and  holy  place,  with  him  also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and 
■"•  humble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the  humble,  and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the 
contrite  ones.  —  3#aiah  Itoii.  t5. 


HUS   saith    the   Lord,   the    high    and 
lofty  one, 
That  in  eternity  doth   ever  dwell; 
Whose  name  is  HOLY,  who  is  great 
alone, 
And  of  whose   mighty  works  the 
angels  tell. 

When  man    hath   set    his   heart  and 
shows  no  fear, 
Himself  to  chasten  and  his  life  to 
mend, 
Unto  his  words  the  Lord  Himself  gives 
ear, 
And  to  his  supplications  will  attend. 


A  broken  spirit  (saith  th'  inspired  word 
Of  David)  is  to  God  true  sacrifice; 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  Lord, 

Thou  wilt  not  ever  spurn,  nor  e'en  despise. 

Although  the  Lord  our  God  be  high,  He  hath 
Respect  unto  the  lowly  and  the  meek, 

And  turneth  from  the  proud,  whose  downward  path 
Leads  to  that  empty  goal  they  daily  seek. 

Thou,  Lord,  art  good  and  ready  to  forgive, 

In  mercy  ever  plenteous  unto  all 
That  in  this  world  of  toil  and  strife  must  live, 

Who  turn  to  Thee  and  on  Thee  ever  call. 


[52] 


Co  tfte  0ttlg  Crue  6uit»e 

npHIS  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever ;  he  will  be 
*    our  guide  even  unto  death.—  JWalm  tftoiii.  t<t. 

Y  Father,  God,  and  tender  Guide, 
In  Thy  great  love  will  I  abide; 
My    faults    and    weakness    ever 

move 
Thee  to  compassion,  thus  to  prove 
The   truth    of    Thine    all-pitying 
love, 
My  Saviour,  Friend,  and  Guide. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  the  vale  beneath, 
That  valley  of  the  shade  of  death, 
Thy  rod  and  staff  will  comfort  me, 
And  cause  me  every  hour  to  see 
That  I  must  give  all  praise  to  Thee, 
Yea,  with  my  latest  breath. 

Whom  have  I,  Lord,  in  Heaven  but  Thee, 

And  there  is  none  on  earth  for  me 

But  Thou ;  and  if  my  heart  should  fail, 
When  error  chooses  to  assail, 
Thy  help,  O  God,  with  joy  I  hail, 

From  sin  to  set  me  free. 

O  let  me  then  my  thanks  outpour 

To  Thee,  my  guide,  for  evermore; 

Let  me  glad  songs  and  praises  sing 
To  Thee  the  One  Almighty  King, 
To  whom  mankind  owes  everything, 

Thou,  Lord,  whom  we  adore. 


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ffiomt 


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OME  is  the  dearest  spot  on  earth,  and  it  should  be  the  centre,  though  not  the 
boundary,  of  the  affections.  —  Science  and  Health,  page  268,  line  21. 


IS  "  Home,  sweet  Home,"  the  poets 
sing, 
To  those  the  world  who  roam; 
This  phrase  it  has  a  hallowed  ring  — 

"  There  is  no  place  like  Home." 
When  Jesus,  nailed  to  the  cross, 

Perceived  his  mother  there, 
Weeping  in  anguish  o'er  his  loss, 

He  gave  her  to  the  care 
Of  his  disciple  John,  and  cried: 

"  In  future  be  ye  one ; 
Behold  thy  mother  by  thy  side! 
Mother,  behold  thy  son !  " 
Then  that  disciple  Jesus  loved 
Persuaded  her  to  come  — 
When  Jesus  from  the  cross  was  moved  — 

And  took  her  to  his  home, 
Made  it  her  Home,  for  Jesus'  sake, 

And  loved  her  like  a  son; 
Thus  we  a  Home  can  always  make 

With  a  beloved  one. 
Home  is  the  dearest  spot  on  earth; 

But  then,  what  makes  it  Home? 
Is  it  the  sorrow,  or  the  mirth, 
That  to  us  daily  come? 


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Is  it  by  fields  of  waving  corn 

Our  love  and  joy  is  proved? 
Is  it  the  land  wherein  we  're  born 

That  makes  our  home  so  loved? 
We  love  each  forest,  vale,  and  hill, 

Each  island,  rock,  and  shore  — 
We  love  them  dearly ;  but  there 's  still 

A  something  we  love  more. 
'T  is  those  true  hearts  we  love  to  thank 

For  that  bless'd  harmony, 
Without  whom,  life  would  be  a  blank, 

And  home  no  Home  could  be. 
From  them  we  never  are  apart, 

Nor  separate,  and  hence 
No  seas  divide  the  loving  heart, 

Except  to  mortal  sense. 
One  Mind  there  is  that  fills  all  space  — 

One  Principle  elect  — 
God  is  that  Mind,  our  Lord  of  grace, 

And  we  that  Mind  reflect. 

FINIS 


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